Re: [PATCH] t3070: Disable some failing fnmatch tests

From: Ramsay Jones <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Dec 17, 2012, 22:05 UTC
Message-ID: <50CF972F.9080907@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8DOhZjm05KVQYaR+HbQAu=wDNR=+NZ7H_hG8P5ZsNzSKg@mail.gmail.com>

Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy wrote:

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> On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Ramsay Jones
> <ramsay@ramsay1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> The failing tests make use of a POSIX character class, '[:xdigit:]'
>> in this case, which some versions of the fnmatch() library function
>> do not support. In the spirit of commit f1cf7b79 ("t3070: disable
>> unreliable fnmatch tests", 15-10-2012), we disable the fnmatch() half
>> of these tests.
> 
> I have no problem with this. You're on cygwin, right?

My main platform is Linux, but I also like to keep cygwin working. (... and I also build MinGW just for fun!)

Yes, it was cygwin that suffered these test failures. (MinGW is built with NO_FNMATCH=YesPlease.)

ATB, Ramsay Jones